Seventy-five years ago

01 January 1991 Comments Other 'Unlike most species of duck, Sheld-drakes are not clumsy on land. They assembled on their leking-ground about 11 a.m. and 3 to 4 p.m. Some bathed and then sat apart preening themselves. Others began to play at once . . . When close together, the wings...
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Monthly marathon

01 January 1991 Comments Other Yes, we admit it, plate 237 in the October 1990 issue was an absolute stinker. It was named by entrants as: (43%) Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator (19%) Black-necked Grebe P. nigricollis (12%) (10%) Shag Phalac...
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Monthly marathon

01 April 1989 Comments Other As readers will have discovered, the January Sponsored by issue arrived late—the result of a serious machine breakdown at the commercial company which packs and mails the issues of British Birds for us each month. We have, therefore, extended the 'Mo...
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Seventy-five years ago...

01 April 1989 Comments Other 'IT has long been known that, in the Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) the mandibles cross indifferently on either side in different individuals. Recently, however, for a special purpose, I desired to ascertain whether or not individuals having the ...
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